Abdominal support



April 10, 1928.

D. C. KELLOGG ABDOMINAL SUPPORT Filed June 8.1925

I 13074; e 077 5 k ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 19, 1928. I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DOUGLAS C. KELLOGG, F JACKSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO KELTJOGG CORSET COM- PANY, 01E JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

ABDOMINAL SUPPORT.

Application filed June 8, 1925. Serial No. 35,828.

This invention relates to im rovements in li aments and are bent to conform to the 60 abdominal supports. figure and the requirements of the wearer.

The main object of this invention is to The front section is Without stifi'ening maprovide an improved abdominal support terial other than these plates.

5 which is very effective a support and may The hip sections t and 5 are substanbe adjusted to the form and meet the contially duplicates, the hip section 4, however, 66

ditions of the wearer. being permanently secured at 6 to one side Objects relating to details and economies edge of the front section while the hip secof construction and operation will definitely tion 5 is detachably connected to the opposite appear from the detailed description to edge, as by means of the snap fasteners 7 follow. and the hooks and eyes 8 and 9. The rear 60 I accomplish the objects of my invention edges of the hip sections are adjustably by the devices and means described in the connected by laces 10, there being a plufollowing specification. The invention is rality of laces rove through the eyelets 11, 1 clearly defined and pointed out in the claim. the ends of the laces being connected to tabs A structure which is a preferred embodi- 12 so that stress is simultaneously placed on 65 ment of my invention is clearly illustrated all of them. These tabs have buckles 13. in the accompanying drawing, forming a The adjusting straps 14- are secured to the part of this invention, in which: front section the one strap being perma- Fig. I is a front perspective view of my nently connected to the front section at 15 improved abdominal belt or support, porand the other detachably connected by means 70 tions of a figure being shown to illustrate of the hook and eye 9, the end of the strap the position upon the body. being stitched to the front edge of the hip Fig. II is a fragmentary elevation showsection so that the hook and eye members ing one of the hip sections extended. can be disengaged when .it is desired to re- Fig. III is a fragmentary View showing move the belt. 75

the details of the connections for the front My improved belt or support is highly section to one of the hip or side sections. efficient, is readily adapted to the needs of Fig. IV is a detail section on a line corthe particular wearer and, if desired, pads responding to line l& of Fig. III. can be attached to the inside of the front Fig. V is a fragmentary rear view showsection which is double walled, the pads 30 .ing the adjustable lacing connections for being suitably positioned and of suitable the hip sections. character for a wearer suffering from hernia, In the drawing similar reference charfloating kidneys and the like. acters refer to similar parts tl'iroughout the The hip sections are provided with spaced several views. stifi'eners indicated at 16 to prevent wrin- 95 Referring to the drawing, my improved kling thereof. belt or support comprises a front section Having thus described my invention, what 1 of non-elastic material having pockets 2 I claim as new and desire to secure by 40 therein in which metal plates 3 are disposed. Letters Patent, is:

These metal plates are of bendable or con- An abdominal belt comprising a front formable metal, preferably aluminum or section having upwardly tapered bendable other light weight material and are dismetal plates set therein in an outwardly posed in an upwardly and outwardly ininclined relation to lie over the Pouparts 45 clined relation relative to the center of the ligaments, said plates being adapted to refront section, the plates being preferably tain the form into which they are bent tapered upwardly as illustrated. The plates under such stresses as they are commonly are disposed in an outwardly diverging resubjected to on the wearer, the front section lation so that they lie over the Pouparts being otherwise without stiffening material,

hip sections connected to the side edges of buckles, and adjusting straps coacting with said front section, the connection for one hip said buckles and secured to the front secsection to the front section being detachable, tion in opposed relation adjacent the lower 10 an adjustable lacing connection for-the rear edge thereof.

edges of said hip sections comprising a plu- In Witness whereof I have hereunto set rality of crossed laces, the ends of the laces my hand.

being connected to tabs provided with DOUGLAS C. KELLOGG. 

